August 26, 2017
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
You are invited to a launch party for SBWPC’s newest project “A Seat at the Table: The Fund for a Feminist Future”
The event is free but please register here.
When: Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: The home of Susan Rose and Allan Ghitterman, 928 Las Palmas Drive
Feminist women must have a seat at the table at all levels where decisions impacting women and girls are made if we want to protect our rights and advance our vision of a society based upon the feminist values of social, political, racial and economic gender equality. Our new project “A Seat the Table: A Fund for a Feminist Future” will help us get there!
Keynote Speaker: Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, 58th Assembly District
Assemblymember Garcia is the chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and Vice Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, working towards making impressive change for California’s women and girls
Introduction: Senator Hannah Beth Jackson, District 19
A Seat at the Table: A Fund for a Feminist Future
A Seat at the Table: A Fund for a Feminist Future (FFF) is a project of the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee (SBWPC) to promote progressive, feminist political involvement. The goal is to increase the number of qualified feminist women in elected and appointed office and in other positions where issues important to women and families are raised and discussed, policies made and legislation enacted.
The FFF is a specified line item within the Operating account of the SBWPC. Funds from the FFF account are used in three areas. The first is to provide the tools and knowledge necessary to run for office, seek appointment on boards and commissions or other political positions through programs and workshops. The second is to provide scholarships to qualified SBWPC women members interested in getting involved in the political process to attend such workshops and programs beyond our immediate region. The third is to increase our donations to the campaigns of feminist political candidates endorsed by SBWPC.
The FFF is sustained by targeted financial gifts large and small, grants, and fund-raising activities.
